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Head suspended amid school probe

Head suspended amid school probe

The head of a school branded "inadequate" by Ofsted has been suspended along with his teacher wife while an investigation is carried out.

Councillors 'blocking probe' into £3m failed ferry deal

Councillors 'blocking probe' into £3m failed ferry deal

Thanet councillors have been accused of stifling questions over a secret deal with a ferry operator that has left a £3.3m funding gap.

Girl crushed by vandalised railing

Girl crushed by vandalised railing

A five-year-old girl suffered horrific injuries - including a leg broken in two places - after a vandalised metal fence collapsed on top of her.

Mechanic molests woman outside bar

Mechanic molests woman outside bar

A Romanian national who groped a woman and exposed himself outside a bar soon after arriving in Britain has been jailed.

Anger at students' sex rating web page

Anger at students' sex rating web page

A Facebook page has been slammed for inviting students to rate their sexual partners - giving full names and a score out of 10 to be posted publicly.

Fight over bid for 40,000 solar panels

Fight over bid for 40,000 solar panels

Campaigners are gearing up to fight plans for a huge solar panel farm the size of 27 football pitches in Faversham countryside.

Teenage moped crash student takes A-level in hospital

Teenage moped crash student takes A-level in hospital

A brave teenager who might not be able to walk for months after a horrific crash has taken an A-level exam... from her hospital bed.

New BMW X5 announced

New BMW X5 announced

BMW has released first details of the 2014 X5, detailing a lighter four-wheel drive system and lower fuel consumption.

Witnesses sought after crash death

Witnesses sought after crash death

Police are appealing for witnesses today after a man in his 70s who crashed his car when he is believed to have collapsed at the wheel died.

Pair hunted over stolen bus crash

Pair hunted over stolen bus crash

CCTV images of two men being hunted over the theft of a double decker bus that crashed into a wall have been released today.

Gunman on the run from prison

Gunman on the run from prison

A thug who threatened pub customers with a gun is being hunted after disappearing from a Kent prison, it's emerged today.

Chaos as lorry crash blocks M25

Chaos as lorry crash blocks M25

Kent commuters are facing long journeys home on the M25 after a crash between two lorries closed part of the motorway and left a driver trapped.

Grammar school could set up own 11-plus

Grammar school could set up own 11-plus

A grammar school is considering setting its own 11-plus test in a move that education chiefs fear could place children under more pressure.

Donor leaves £100k for paddle steamer

Donor leaves £100k for paddle steamer

A mysterious donor has left £100,000 in his will to help restore the Medway Queen.

Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

Walking with dinosaurs... in Folkestone

Footprints made by dinosaurs more than 100 million years ago have been discovered on a Folkestone beach.

£50k trip scrapped as company goes bust

£50k trip scrapped as company goes bust

School pupils who raised thousands of pounds to fund a trip to Alaska have been left disappointed after the travel company went into administration.

Bitter race row over Kent beer ad

Bitter race row over Kent beer ad

Kent brewery Shepherd Neame has been banned from airing a TV ad in which comic duo Armstrong and Miller refer to "Poles" and "Paddies" laying patios.

Review of Pleasurama site future as plans stall

Review of Pleasurama site future as plans stall

Thanet District Council has ordered a review into the future of Ramsgate's former Pleasurama amusement park after developers failed to meet a deadline

Police car caught in disabled bay

Police car caught in disabled bay

Kent Police is to take action against an officer who parked her patrol car in a disabled bay outside a shop - before running inside to buy drinks.

Bearing the brunt of homeless crisis

Bearing the brunt of homeless crisis

More homeless people are being shunted into Dartford by London boroughs than anywhere else in the UK, it's been revealed.

Kent's buzzard population 'could be wiped out': Bird group

Kent's buzzard population 'could be wiped out': Bird group

The county's buzzards could become extinct if a cull is allowed to protect pheasant shooting, a campaigning bird group fears.

Deputy PM visits nursery

Deputy PM visits nursery

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has visited a nursery in Gravesend today to promote the government’s free childcare offer for two-year-olds.

Attempted murder charge after hammer attack on teen

Attempted murder charge after hammer attack on teen

A young man is due in court today accused of trying to murder an 18-year-old seriously injured in a hammer attack.

Drunk's racist tirade at cabbie

Drunk's racist tirade at cabbie

A drug-taking drunk who launched a vile tirade of racial abuse against a cabbie claims he isn't racist - because he has a Pakistani half-brother.

Pair bailed over father's murder

Pair bailed over father's murder

Two more people arrested in connection with the street shooting murder of a father-of-two have been released on police bail.

Man killed in bridge crash

Man killed in bridge crash

A driver has died after coming off the road and smashing into a bridge in Ashford early today.

Hollywood actor surprises dying mum

Hollywood actor surprises dying mum

Batman star Tom Hardy surprised a terminally-ill mum by wining and dining her and buying her a diamond necklace.

Fight Club culture at prison

Fight Club culture at prison

Inspectors have uncovered a catalogue of failings at a Kent prison - including a Fight Club culture, drug use... and a mouse infestation.

Teenager punched as thousands descend on dog show

Teenager punched as thousands descend on dog show

Fur flew when a popular dog show erupted into violence... with one teenager punched in the face.

Elderly woman airlifted after bike smash

Elderly woman airlifted after bike smash

A 74-year-old woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a motorbike in Canterbury this afternoon.

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